Early career (1989–1997) At approximately 14 or 15 years old, Garland wrote to Sue Aitchison, the Community Relations Specialist of the
World Wrestling Federation, inquiring from which
professional wrestling school the company recruited the majority of their employees. Aitchison responded by telling him that they did not recruit from any particular school and wished him luck. Garland then attempted to call
Vince McMahon, but was unable to speak to McMahon directly. Garland began attending shows at the
Cumberland County Civic Center in
Portland, Maine, helping the ring crew to construct the
wrestling ring. In the same year, Garland began wrestling for the
Massachusetts-based
New England Wrestling. In August 1991, Garland was introduced to the WWF by fellow NEW wrestler
Phil Apollo. Following WrestleMania XIV, Taylor and Christopher continued to team together on the WWF's
syndicated Saturday wrestling shows, with Taylor playing the
straight man to Christopher's over-the-top, egotistical antics. Soon, Taylor adopted Christopher's flamboyant actions and in-ring mannerisms and became known as Scott "Too Hot" Taylor, with the duo dubbed "Too Much". Grandmaster returned in mid-2000, and on May 29, Too Cool defeated
Edge and Christian for the
WWF Tag Team Championship with the assistance of rapper
Joe C. They held the title until
King of the Ring, when Edge and Christian regained the title.
Various tag teams (2001–2007) Scotty returned to the ring in June 2001, taking part in the rivalry between Team WWF and
The Alliance. During this time, he formed a tag team with
Albert, who subsequently adopted the nickname "The Hip Hop Hippo", and they collectively became known as the "Zoo Crew". The team competed in the tag team division until April 2002, when Albert betrayed Scotty by attacking him. Soon thereafter, Scotty began experiencing pains in his previously injured neck, and on May 7, 2002, Dr. Lloyd Youngblood performed neck surgery (cervical fusion) on him. Scotty spent 18 months recuperating, returning to the ring on television in October 2003. Wrestling on the
SmackDown! brand, Scotty formed a tag team with his former ally Rikishi. Their reign ended on April 22, 2004 when they were defeated by
Charlie Haas and
Rico.
Return to WWE Sporadic appearances, NXT Trainer (2007–2021) Seven months after his release, on the December 10, 2007
15-Year Anniversary special episode of
Raw, Scotty would take part in a "15-Year Flashback
Battle Royal", lasting to the final four before being eliminated by
Skinner. On the August 15, 2012 episode of
NXT, Scotty would make a surprise appearance, defeating
Heath Slater. On the January 6, 2014 episode of
Raw, Scotty would reunite with Grand Master Sexay and Rikishi, defeating 3MB (Heath Slater,
Drew McIntyre and
Jinder Mahal) in a six-man tag team match. On February 24, at
NXT Arrival, Scotty would team with Sexay, challenging
The Ascension for the
NXT Tag Team Championship in a losing effort. On September 7, 2016, Garland made his return to WWE as a trainer at the
WWE Performance Center. According to
Pro Wrestling Torch in 2017, Garland taught the middle class at the WWE Performance Center, the second of four levels of classes. He would stay with WWE until November 23, 2021, when Garland reportedly asked for his release from the company.
Independent circuit (2007–2016, 2022–present) After leaving WWE, Garland worked two shows for Puerto Rico's
International Wrestling Association (IWA) in mid-June 2007. He then wrestled on the independent circuit, working for at least 31 promotions in 11 countries as Scotty 2 Hotty and Scotty the Hotty. In 2014 and 2015 Garland continued teaming with Grand Master Sexay in the independents, England and Germany. On December 6, 2014, Garland, as Scotty 2 Hotty, made his debut for the Japanese
Pro Wrestling Noah promotion, teaming with
Funaki and
Super Crazy in a six-man tag team match, where they defeated Pesadilla,
Yoshinari Ogawa and
Zack Sabre Jr., with Scotty pinning Pesadilla for the win. He would retire from wrestling in 2016, when he was hired by WWE as a coach for their development territory NXT. On New Year’s Day 2022, he made his return to independent wrestling for the first time since 2016 for Game Changer Wrestling’s Die For This pay-per-view where he lost to
Joey Janela. Recently he has trained wrestlers and wrestled matches in the
United Kingdom,
Ireland and
Norway.
All Elite Wrestling (2023–present) Garland made his
All Elite Wrestling debut competing in a dark match on the December 27, 2023 episode
Dynamite, teaming with
Billy Gunn and
The Acclaimed in an 8-man tag team match, defeating
Jake Hager,
Matt Menard and
The Gunns. On January 11, 2024, Garland revealed on the
AEW Unrestricted podcast that he was signed to the company as a producer and coach. ==Firefighting career==